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OT what is this strange animal in our backyard
On Jun 22, 12:34*pm, "Ed Huntress" wrote:
... Some people I know in south Jersey have rechambered their .22 bolt-action rifles for shorts. In NJ we can't hunt with a .22, except for 'possum and 'coons, at night, with a .22 short (or that was the law 10 years ago, the last time I looked). Weird, huh? I shot those squirrels illegally over 30 years ago. I don't do things like that anymore. The people I hunted rac(c)oon with were Fish & Game officials, friends of my father. Raccoons are nocturnal and the only practical way to hunt them is with dogs, which chase them up a tree. Then you have to shoot into the air with bullets that won't cause damage coming down. They used mostly .410 shot, and .22 shorts if they could aim at the silhouette. I read an old study somewhere on the hazards of falling military bullets that had been fired up at or from aircraft. At terminal velocity .30 caliber was annoying but not a catastrophe. .50 caliber was lethal. jsw |
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OT what is this strange animal in our backyard
Buerste wrote: The last time I trapped a raccoon in the shop and took him for a ride it took him two busses and a taxi to get back three days later. So you know it wasn't a liberal! -- Politicians should only get paid if the budget is balanced, and there is enough left over to pay them. |
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